Besides San Francisco, Sprint LTE found wandering in parts of Florida, New York and Washington D.C.

3. Mxyzptlk posted on 18 Feb 2013, 23:22 2 0

7 mbps is a lot better than what many subscribers are pulling right now.

6. Bernoulli posted on 19 Feb 2013, 00:35 1 0

That's sadly true, sprint people usually get .8 mbps in average, if they're lucky, where I live, which is sad because Verizon already rolled out LTE here, t-mobile has super fast hspa+ 42mbps while at&t has their hspa+ 14mbps which makes it the second slowest

17. lsutigers posted on 19 Feb 2013, 17:15 0 0

BTW, just because Tmobile has 42 HSPA and AT&T has 14 HSPA doesn't mean you actually see those speeds, their average speeds are actually very far from that.

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19. Bernoulli posted on 20 Feb 2013, 06:38 0 0

No junk Sherlock, it's theoretical, just like LTE, the theoretical speed is 100 mbps but will a sprint customer reach that? A cold day in Hell before that happens

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15. lsutigers posted on 19 Feb 2013, 17:07 0 0

Well that's probably your peak speed and anybody can say their speeds are faster on another carrier. In my area, the few people I know with Tmobile get around 4mbps on average but I have seen it peak around 13mbps. I have both Sprint and Verizon and my Verizon phone used to get peak speeds of 20-40mbps when the network was first launched and now I usually get 6-12mbps on average. On Sprint's new network I see peak speeds of 25-35mbps and average about 13-17mbps.

The reality is that once you get over 2-3mbps on a smartphone, it's not very useful, unless you are downloading a huge file. 2-3mbps is more than enough to watch HD video and do just about anything else on a mobile device.

20. Bernoulli posted on 20 Feb 2013, 06:43 0 0

That's just average, the highest one I had was 35mbpds one day at night, and for a market my size that's impressive, and no it isn't enough, I guess it is if you are watching a low video quality, but to play a netflix movie without it buffering in hd you need at least 6 mbps

8. threeline posted on 19 Feb 2013, 00:55 1 1

As a sprint customer, not for long I might add, it's always wait for this and wait for that and our network will be blazing fast. I'm tired of waiting just to see nothing change, sprint is so full of it! We waited for WiMax and it never got off the ground and it sucked in the few areas it did cover. I don't care how many top of the line phones they get the network plain sucks. After 12yrs, its time to move on.

11. LordDavon posted on 19 Feb 2013, 08:14 3 2

I've been with Sprint for almost 9 years, and I agree; I'm done waiting! I almost left for T-mobile a few months back, but there are 2 iPhone fans on my plan, and for a small period T-mobile dropped unlimited. Well, T-mobile is getting the iPhone soon, and unlimited again, so I'm leaving soon!

Sprint's customer service is full of rude and cocky people, which bash other networks... but can't explain to me why my bill keeps going up. See ya Sprint!

12. QWIKSTRIKE posted on 19 Feb 2013, 08:20 2 0

I am glad to be in NYC, because LTE is close to launching and I personally have recieved speed test best of 21.5 down and 5.6 up. Most areas I get 2-3mb. I feel by summer coverage will be worth my wait. Go ahead leave if you are not in an area that has coverage and feel slighted.

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13. archangel9 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 09:16 1 1

Exactly why I left. Their 3g is a joke as well as their LTE. With TMobile now and the HSPA+42 is amazing w/UNLIMITED NW 4g and free WiFi calls. Make sure to get the Value plan.2 of my associates has left Sprint altogether and have Tmobile .NO COMPLAINTS

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14. pslee posted on 19 Feb 2013, 14:35 1 0

you have the exact same experience. i almost dropped sprint but sprint reps worked so hard to convince me that their LTE will be awesome and it is coming soon. i am still waiting to see 4g on my phone in NYC but my patients is running out fast.

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7. Bernoulli posted on 19 Feb 2013, 00:36 1 1

Not faster than t-mobile, and for 20 $ a month you get all you can eat data

18. Bernoulli posted on 20 Feb 2013, 06:36 1 0

I usually don't agree with you, but this is the only exception